The New England Patriots lost their Week 17 game 40-7 to the Los Angeles Chargers and fell to 3-13 on the year.

Here you can find out who caught our attention during the live broadcast, for better or for worse.

winner

N/A: Not everyone was equally bad, but no one was good enough on Saturday.

loser

All: It was a no-show performance from the Patriots in an embarrassing performance on Saturday. New England’s offense managed just seven points while the defense took a big step back after allowing seven straight points last week, giving the Chargers their season-high 40 points.

As Jerod Mayo said: “We didn’t play well enough at any stage of the game. No complementary football and that’s what you get.”

Jerod Mayo and his coaching staff: Speaking of Mayo, the only thing his Patriots team couldn’t do after one of their more competitive performances last week in Buffalo was lay an egg. So they then laid an egg. It may still not be enough for owner Robert Kraft to consider a change, but this is the kind of performance that gets people fired — especially in a standalone window.

All in all, Mayo says he has “complete confidence in the staff.” I have complete confidence in the players there. I think again: It’s just a matter of staying consistent across the board.”

Eliot Wolf: The winners and losers here tend to come down to game-day results, which is why the Patriots’ personnel director has been left off any list this season. But that point had to be especially painful for Wolf as he watched Chargers wide receiver Ladd McConkey, taken 34th overall after the Patriots traded the draft pick to LA, catch eight passes for 94 yards and two touchdowns achieved. The 94 yards are more than Ja’Lynn Polk and Javon Baker have combined this season (87), while the touchdowns offset Polk’s performance.

Making matters worse, New England’s rookies only played one combined snap before total garbage time ended – with a pass then falling incomplete for both players and Polk’s pass ricocheting off his hands, leaving him with a bruised shoulder.

Honorable Mentions:

• After returning from his concussion check in the first quarter, it wasn’t the best performance from Drake Maye, who finished in the sixth percentile with -0.43 EPA per dropback. He made some positive points, but it felt like Maye left the pocket early and missed some completions in the process.
• Credit goes to DeMario Douglas for the adjustment on his 36-yard touchdown, while Maye also deserves credit for the momentum under pressure. The duo worked together to create a turnover on the fumble, where a slot blitz moved the field to Douglas.
• Part of Maye’s problems stemmed from the offensive line, which allowed a pressure rate of over 50 percent – including some uncompetitive reps.
• After perhaps his best performance of the season last week, Jonathan Jones struggled against Ladd McConkey this week. McConkey’s 4.3 speed was a challenge for the veteran in man coverage, who looked unusually slow at times.
• Kyle Dugger also continued to struggle in coverage as he was the closest defender with two touchdowns. However, on the first of these, Alex Austin made a mistake as he passed the receiver to Dugger.